UK boy's name
Abel-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abel-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abel-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3523, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 5 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2019 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Abel-James is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Abel-James. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abel-James ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 5 boys were registered as Abel-James.
- • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abel-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3523
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2023
5 births
Estimated living
11
2026
Popularity
Abel-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Abel-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2019 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abel-James, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abel-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abel-James was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4156 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4702 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Abel-James
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- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abel-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abel-James in the UK right now?
In 2023, Abel-James was ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Abel-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 5 babies registered as Abel-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abel-James in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Abel-James across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.